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Podcast | Back on the escalatory spiral

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Policymakers in Beijing wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after the week-long October holiday.
On Wednesday, officials at the Ministry of Commerce unveiled sweeping updates to China’s export control regime – with new controls on rare earths and lithium batteries in particular focu...